Rock Hydra

• WWizards of the Coast2004-10-04
  Official Ruling
  If put onto the battlefield without casting it from your hand, X will be zero.
• WWizards of the Coast2004-10-04
  Official Ruling
  Once on the battlefield, the X is considered to be zero when calculating its mana cost.
• WWizards of the Coast2008-08-01
  Official Ruling
  If damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra can't be prevented, you still remove a +1/+1 counter from it for each 1 damage dealt.
• WWizards of the Coast2008-08-01
  Official Ruling
  You can activate the activated ability that prevents damage any time, even if no source seems likely to deal damage to you in the near future. It will prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt this turn, even if that turns out to be much later in the turn.

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